The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 3, 1927, Page 1

—— — VOL. XXX., NO. 4470. “ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME” JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1927. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED Fiv. HOOVER AGAINST FINANCING WA U. S. Army “Good Will” Fliers Return After Making 20,000 Mile Trip to South America / ‘WASHINGTON, Mz ~The Army Pan-American “Good Will" fliers re- turned to Washington late yesterday afternoon after a 20,000 mile cru through Central and South America The flight through South America Wwas beset with numerous hardships and mishaps. | Hard luck greeted the fliers on the first day of their schedule when a sea of mud prevented their hop- oft from San Antonio on the first leg of the journey December 20 The planes were to have started! from Duncan Field near San. Aa-| tonio. They were brought to th» starting line and christened, but wera unable to lift their heavy loads from the soft field. They were draggedd across the road to Kelly Field that night and the following morning took to the air from the long concret= | runway there. The flight to Browns- ville was made without mishap an | December 22 the squadron flew to Tampico, Mexico. Engine Burned Out At Tampico the St. Louis burned out un engine. The San Francisco flew on to Vera Cruz December 24, leaving the other planes. This was| the first of many separations of the flight. The fliers went by rail to Mexico City where they were feted by President Calles and spent Christ. mas. On Dacember 30 the planes were joined again at Vera Cruz and flew to Puerto, Mexico, the follow- ing day to celebrate the New Year. They hopped to Salinas Cruz Jan- wuary 1 and on the third they dropped their planes between the four vol- cenoes that guard Guatemala City apd delivered a message from Presi- dent Coolidge to President Chacon. The first serious) crack-up occurred here when the w York damaged its landing gear in attempling to get away. The flight was delayed un til the 1ith when the Detroit, San Franeld “A - flaw o San Salvador and the New York started to follow the water route to Panama. An extra plane, which was Jeft in San Antonio at the start of the flight, was shipped to Panama to replace the New York if neces- sary and supplics were shipped from New York to repair the plane if pos-: sible. The St. Louis accompanied th New York, the two reaching Papama January 14. Feted By Mexico The othor planes followed the gchedule, the aviators going by rail to Tegucigalpa, where they were feted by the government, and then flying to Amapala on the 13th. They continued to Managua on the 15th and were entertained there by the Minister of Government, Ricardo Lo pez Callejas. The call was a short one, however, and the fliers flew on to Punta Arenas the same day. From Punta Arenas the aviators went by rail to San Jose to deliver Presi- dent Coolidge's message to President Jimenez. The squadron was reunited at France Field, Panama, January 18, the Detroit, San Francisco and San Antonio flying from Punta Are- nas to David for lunch and complet ing the hop to Balboa the same day At France Field the New York was repaired and the other planes; were thoroughly overhauled. Tho | squadron was separated again Jan- uary 13, however, when heavy swells prevented the New York and San An. tonio from leaving the field and the St. Louis was forced down in th: Gulf of Darien. The San Francisco and Detroit, however, reached Bai- ranquilla and flew on to Giradot from whence they went by land to Bogota, the capital. Down Mountainous Coast On January 28 they returned to Barranquilla and the squadron reas- sembled at France Field, and pre- pared for ‘the long flight down the | WHITEHEAD President goodwill Coolidge can flight when Major Herbert A. Drague, in came home in the New York; inson, in the San Antonio; San Francisco, and the St. Louis. Lieutenants C. having been killed when the FORTUNA LEDGE HAS INFLUENZA All Residents ot Precinct on Lower Yukon Valley Reported Stricken. May An of serivus raging in Fortuna in the lower Yukon The nearest physician away, in this city. sage to the United sald all of the inhabitants of the precinct were stricken. A message has been sent to Gov. George A. Parks, at Juneau, urging him to send an airplanc from Nome Nome, influenza | i | epidemic of proportions is Ledge Precinct| River Valley.! is 200 mile A radio mes- States Marshal mountainous coasts of western South America. Louis first leg of the flight ended in trouble, however, for the St. Louis developed engine trouble and was forced to return to France Fiela with the Detroit as an es- cort. The other three reached Buena Ventura, £olombia, and pushed on to Tumaco that night, where they waited for the other two. The flight was resumed February 2 when the New York, Detroit, San Francisco and St. Louis went on Guayaquil, Ecuador, but the San An- tonio was forced to remain in Tumaco 17 days awaiting a new engine. The others pushed on while Captain Mc- Daniel and Lieutenant Robinson of the San Antonio waited in a villag: T (Continued on Page Seven.) Dragged by Hair ‘Across Room; Screen 'Actress Divorced : with Dr. Rex Schwartz, who is re- turning via plane from Nome to Anchorage. Young, pilot of the Anchorage| plane, has arrived here from Candle with Aviators Cope and Merrill. Nomeites have decided to consoli- date with the Anchbrage Air Trans-! port Company and raise the re-| quired funds for a plane to be sta- tioned here where considerable; business is already in sight. ! Chinese Rifllemen Open | Fire on British Boat SHANGHAI, May 3. — Riflemen near Chingklang fired on the Brit- ish auxiliary vessel Kiawo again today, wounding two of the crew. The fire was returned. WINDSOR, Ont., LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 3. — Mrs. Kathryn Hill, known on the screen as Kathryn Carver, formerly starred with Adolphe Menjou, has Savard, of Detroit, reputed consignee | of much liquor and heer sent out by breweries and distilleries on tha! Canadian border, told the Royal Com- himself welcomed they winged their way to Boling Field, ] fliers circled Central and South America, bringing message of friendship from the United States. Captain Lieutenant Bernard Thompson {British Boat Seized home the eight surviving members of the Pan-Amer Washington, yesterday, T command of the expedition Captain Arthur B. McDonald and Lieutenant C Ira C. Eaken and Lieutenant M. " and Lieutenant Leor F. Wool and J. W. Benton were the mar Detroit crashed at Buenos Aires. and Lieutenant Knnis C. Whitehead, rles McA. Roh- Fairchild, in the D. Weddington, in ¥7s of the expedition, GRAY TESTIFIES OWN DEFENSE IN known sportsinan when bandits | Continues to Implicate Woman stopped her in the city park as Murdcrcss Ly Ml‘S. last night. Snyder Weeps. YORK Diamond Studded Garters Stolen thousand dollars in diamonds i cluding diamond studded garte il AL 05 7 RO | NEwW I Snyder today she saw her lover, Henry Judd ] DRINKING BOUT; |Gray, beating her husband, she | fainted and after she revived made MAN Is sLAIN. no effort to learn whether her hug- band was dead or live. Mrs, Snyder’'s defense rested this afternoon when the cross examina- tien was completed after she had been on the stand for 12% hour: Her counsel and the State's »rt- LOS ANGELES, Cal, May 3.—Mur- der indictments have been returned against Sarah Kerrick, Amita Davis, Iris Bures, Joe Hunt and Henry Isu- bell in connection with the slaying of Tom Kerrick, film cowboy. torney came to blows when the Prosecutor in speaking of a discrep- ancy in testimony, asked Mrs. Snyder if she made a mistake or lied. The Judge averted a fight. Gray took the stand late this afternoon F As Gray told of the meetings The indictments are said to have|with Mrs. Snyder, she cried stead- been returned because all five, who |{ly mopping her eyes with a little were members of a Hollywood drink-!hynch of handkerchiefs. ing party which climaxed in the| (ray seemed unconcerned. I:I:l"ncs 05‘ lfefflckl-lh'l’vflflrfi_ before | A1l of his testimony tended to e Grand Jury w conflicting ver- | g g, der was i o sions of the shooting. Several said i v 4 sl gk A Mrs. Kerrick had a pistol in her hand after the shooting. She had previously told. the police she was holding a pistol that belonged to Hunt when it was fired during a scuffle with her husband. The fivs indicted are being held without bail. May 3.—Mrs. testified that Ruth when slaying her husband. Gray said the second met, he presented her with a cor- set, fitting her at his office. At the third meeting, Gray -testified she told him of an argument with her husband and that she was go- ing to lea him. The meetings grew increasingly frequent at most of which liquor was drunk. There was much testimony which is un- With Uquor Cargo | printable. ASKS JUNEAU } The loyal and devoted fort to the American Red again to be called forth in rai hothe $500 for the Mississippi Fiood Relief Fund. This plea for more money, ing of the quota of the first appea for 1, follows the lissued yosterday by President (idge in requesting that $10,000,00 [be raised for the Flood Relief Func tha previous call being for $5,000,000, The second herself was received today by Cha man B. M. Behrends of the Juneau Chapter of the American Red Cross, coming from William Carl Hunt, of the San ancisco Red Cross head- quart and is as follows. “Upon recommendation of and Ficser, who have just to Washington from the disa area, the Central Committee of National Red Cross has decided, in view of the vast increase in the flooded area, that the emergency situation now demands minimum of $10,000,000, “This means doubling your original tquota. P continue your e¢*forts !lu secure as large an amount TAX BILL HITS SNAG IN HOUSE: - STARTS DEBATE {Lomen Raises Point of Order Against Revenue Bill— Halts Consideration. After the House had squared itse!f away this momming to take up the two most importdd 1measiriscof th session—the revenue and taxation, and general appropriation bills—i was halted by a point of order raised by Representative Lomen against th first measure and recessed at noon until 2 p. m. before appealing from the ruling of the chair who had au- versely decided on the point. The threatened deadlock over appropriations bill was a terday afternoon. After se of conference between Senate House leaders, it was reported compromisz had been reached sat factory to both. At 0 p. m., Mr. Mupray withdrew his objection to re- ceiving th» measure and it was in- troduced without further incident. Lomen Raises Point The revenue and taxation bill was the first to be taken up by the House this morning. After the Clerk had completed reading the title, Mr Lomen interrupted and, rising to a point of information, asked if it were not the proper procedure to considei the body of the bill as amendments He pointed out that the bill had been introduced by title only and everything following that had becn inserted while it was the Ways and Means Committee; that the Com- mittee had merely reported it back to tho House for consideration; ani contended there nothing before the House unless the subject matter was offered either by section as separate amendments, or as a single amendment. Speaker Smith held the bill in its entirety, having been brought back by the Committee, was properly be- fore tho House. Mr. Lomen then rais- ed a point of order which was over a doubl Hoover eturned th antd a time they! been awarded a divorce from Ira L.|mission investigating smuggling thal HHll, New York photographer on a|his business amounts to more than charge of cruelty. She testified that|$5,000, a year, on her return from a party one| Savard’s appearance before the night, her husband, in a jealous|Royal Commission was brought about rage, dragged her across & room. cut' off unless he testified, e NEW YORK, May 3.—The Brit-| BREERT RNy ish trawler Gabrielle, reported to| PRINCE RUPERT, B. C. May 3.— avé a liquor cargo valued at over|Halibut sales totaled 179,000. pounds $1,200,000, was seized late today|today with American fish selling at was entering port, and 12 cents, ruled by the Speaker. An appeal was taken but a vote on it was delayed by several recessos occupying con- siderable time, and shortly before noon the House recessed until 2 p. m. Reverses Its Position After yesterday afternoon concur- ring in Senate amendments to the wolf bounty bill, the House this morn ing reconsidered its action and voted not to concur. A committes on free conference was then appointed, con- sisting of Messrs. Ross, Sheldon, and Paul. A new bill was introduced in ths House yesterday afternoon, by Mr Sundquist, authorizing Territorial co- operation with the Alaska Road Com- misgion during the biennjum in ex- tending the Nome-Shelton tramroad. (Continued on Page BignY.) il Can Ship 50 Pound Gold Bricks from Alaska by Mail SEATTLE, May 3.—Cold bricks up to 50 pounds may be mailed from Alaska according to a ruling received from the Postmaster General by the ‘Seattle Chamber of Commercs which has been seeking a change to assist on a large scale dredge opera- tors who make large shipments over- land after the close of navigation. The regulations previously limited mail packages to a weight of 11 pounds. A flat rate of two cents an sher by the hair and{by threats that his supply would be|and 13 men arrested as the vessel{7 and 14.10 cents and Canadian 7!ounce to any point in the Unitea | through all right.” 5,850 Fm” has been made for the gold. of Cross proclamation seribed, Cool- a1l for Juneau to show TO RAISE MORE MOMEY TO HELP MISS. FLOOGD In this can possible; tident continuation voted effort | in the first drive neau's quota was plac UJunean Chapter has collected and §804. Juneau must now ){to meot the requirements of ,(8econd quota and the committee, with eprescntatives at both the First |National Bank and B. M. Bohrends bank, are ready to rec tions. Juneau expects to easily raise [the $196 and will undoubtedly top {this amount with several hundred imore dollars. Th.o queta so far has been raised in Juneaun the other towns of the Juneau Red € Chapter not having been called upon as the money W urgently needed for quick tra fon. The local committee will however not be ad- verse to receiving any contributions for any section thovgh Juneau lcan easily raise tha remaining |amount, according to the local com- mitteemen. Contributions are request- ed to be given today or tomorrow but quickly crisis, we are depend upon your loyal and con vour de- for 1 funds, Ju at $500. The 085 Norway Changes |1 From Dry to || Wet Nation OSLO, Norw May way's change m dry came quietly when the | | liquors by the bottle began. Thir- | | teen stores were opened and | many customers stood in line | | waiting to realize their new found | |1 liberty. Brandy and whiskey were &mnsl in demand. Nor- to wet | sale of | | | ] ii E———— j * T0 HOLD WATER - WITHIN LEVEES Desperate Struggle Is Being Waged—New Crisis Is | Now Threatened. | NEW ORLEAN, May 3 The successful termination of the fight {to hold the levee line against the {charge of the Mississippi River |waters today became a grim en- durance in the Natchez section (while a relief squadron ploughed {through the muddy waters to re- mo residents’ from the inundated ilowlands of the parishes of North- |eastern Louisiana. The dyke fight became desperate on the west bank of the river near Viadalia with a crew working throughout the night on the elec- trically lighted embankments at (Newellton. The water slopped over the levee's top. . Emergency meas- lures were speeded to stop the flow. The crisis is expected between Del- ta Point and Deer Park within the tnext two days. | While caravans of refugees fled to safety from the flood and back- | waters completing the inundation lof the lowlands in half a dozen parishes in Northeastern and East- ;ern Central Louisiana, more towns are under water and others are threatened. More relief craft are jarriving and 20 additional airplanes I have been ordered to participate. MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 3.—More than 14,000 refugees fleeing from newly flooded areas in Northern and Central Louisiana have poured into five concentration camps within the last 36 hours the American Red Cross officlals announced. | SEND MORE AIRPLANES PENSACOLA, Fla, May 3. —The vaval Air Headquarters have ord- Fered 20 more airplanes to aid in rescue and relief work in the Mis- sissippi River flood area. Walter Boothe Losing His Battle; Friends Hopeful ROANOKE, Va., May 3.—Walter Boothe continued to lose ground to- day according to an official report from the hospital tifiicial respiration. ve contribu- | | U.S. SHOULD sUFFERERs, LEND MONEY MILITARY Secretary of Commerce anc New York Banker See Dan- ger, Prosmicuous Lending WASHINGTON, May 3.—Sec- | retary of Commerce Herbert C. | Hoover, before the Pan-Ameri- can Commercial Conference to- | day, advocated that nations | should not lend money for military preparation purposes, and Thomas W. Lamont, of the J. P. Morgan Company foresaw a demoralizing effect upon countries where he said some American banking firms are competing ‘“‘on almost a vio- lent scale for the purpose of obtaining loans in various for- eign money markets,” | Secretary Hoover declared ! that money should be lent only where some productive result would be gained -by the recip- ient nation. 3 ¢ ‘No mation should itself or should permit its citizens to borrow money from f countries unless this money is’ devoted to a productive enters prise,” said Secretary Hoover., “You're a Liar” and ¢ OLYMPIA, Wasn, May 3.—Im- periling the State road program, the Highway Commission broke up, without 113} bid; ‘"M ‘widky (f A # in a four-cornéred row Gov. R. H. Hartley, and newly ap- pointed Highway Engineer Samuel Humes, State Auditor Clausen and State Treasurer Potts. The row started when Gov. Hant- ley refused to entertain two mo- tions by Clausen. Potts and Clausen, constituting |a majority of the committee, walked out. They protested against what they termed the Governor’'s attempt to run the department single- handed. Big Insurance Fraud Revealed; Nine Arrests NEW YORK, May 8. — With in- dictment and arrest on grand larceny charges of six men and three women, the District Attorney announced “one of the biggest insurance swindle rings” involving the loss of $3,000,000 annually to over 20 insurance com- panies of New York alone, has been exposed. The ring obtained money on fak~d automobile accidents upon sup- posed personal injuries. King Plans Holding Real Scotch Party LONDON, May 3.—King George and Queen Mary are the true friends of Scotch plaid manufacturers. The garden party which Their Majesties will give at Holyrod Cas- tle, Edinburgh, July 15, will be the biggest social function in Scotland for years. ’ More than 4,000 invitations are to be issued and all the Scotch clans are digging their Harry Lauder cos- tumes out of the mothballs and plac- ing orders for kilts to replace, tho3o | which do not measure up to regal standards. Bagpipers from all -over Scotland are seeking royal commands to sup- ply music for the party, which will be all the more interesting to High- landers as the Duchess of York, who is a true Highland Mary with genuine Scotch ancestry, will be back from Australia by that time and Is ex- pected to assist Queen Mary —_—t——— 4 aie Charges Girl Is Forced Into Catholic Rites SPOKANE, Wash., May 3.—Charges that Mary Narvelle Ihler was forced to submit to the rites of the Roman Catholic Church by.attendants of the Holy Names Academy at which she was a pupil, are made in the Su- perior Court in petitions filed by Mrs. Clara Ihler, the girl’s mother, where friends|asking she be given her danghtar's have kept him alive 12 days by ar-|custody. Mrs. Ihler alleges that when she He no longer smiles and takes|obtained a divorce from Frank lhler, no ‘interest in his surroundings. He|the decree provided the child be asked this forenoon: “How much |placed in the Holy Names Academy longer have I got to remain here?”|until she reached the age of 18. The A worker replied: “You'll come|second petition declares the girl Is of the Protestant faith and desires “Don’t he foolish.” "to remain as such, HBoothe said;